Occupy Oakland chaos

CHAOS IN THE STREETS: Occupy Oakland protesters carry away a man who was hit by a police tear gas canister in street battles between cops and demonstrators after cops cleared out a camp and evicted demonstrators.

Occupy Wall Street protesters run from tear gas deployed by police at 14th Street and Broadway.

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Oakland police search tents in the pre-dawn raid on the Frank Ogawa Plaza, where protesters have set up camp and dominated the area for more than two weeks. Cops arrested 97 people while evicting demonstrators.

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The raid sent hundreds of demonstrators into the streets, where a march turned violent and resulted in arrests.

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A police officer attempts to control the scene after being surrounded while making an arrest at a demonstration against the eviction.

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Get back! Police officers with less-lethal munitions (L) reconnect with a group of their paint-spattered stranded colleagues (R) during an “Occupy Wall Street” demonstration in Oakland, Calif.

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Ready to charge: A group of “Occupy Wall Street” demonstrators push a garbage container toward a line of police officers during a demonstration after the eviction.

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Police strike a woman with a baton a fellow protester was arrested during the Occupy Oakland march.

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People yell at police during an anti-Wall Street protest in Oakland, Calif., after cops cleared a tent city that had dominated a plaza for two weeks.

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A person is arrested during an anti-Wall Street protest in Oakland, Calif., after cops evicted demonstrators from an illegal tent city.

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A policeman is hit in the neck by red paint during the demonstration against the eviction of the park.

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People yell at police during an anti-Wall Street protest in Oakland, Calif.

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The evictioned set off a day of clashes that culminated in Tuesday night’s street battles. Here, Occupy Wall Street protesters yell towards police stopping their path at 14th and Broadway Streets.

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A group of police officers in riot gear stand ready near Oakland City Hall, as “Occupy Wall Street” demonstrators rally against an early morning raid which displaced Occupy Oakland’s tent city.

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A Occupy Oakland protester confronts police who formed a barricade to block demonstrators near City Hall.

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Protesters flee for cover as police fire tear gas into a large crowd that gathered by the barricade. This scene was repeated through the night, as angry crowds confronted police, lobbing bottles and other debris.

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A masked Occupy Wall St. demonstrator covers his face as he is engulfed by a cloud of tear gas.

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Occupy Wall Street protesters flee after police deploy tear gas to disperse a large crowd that gathered at 14th Street and Broadway.

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An Occupy Wall St. demonstrator in a wheelchair is pushed away from tear gas after police used chemical irritants and “flash bang” devices on the crowd. Police deny they used explosives, and said protesters pelted authorities with fireworks.

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A masked Occupy Wall St. demonstrator is surrounded by a haze of tear gas during the unrest which broke out all night as demonstrators confronted police and were beaten back.

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An Oakland police officer in riot gear stands guard over the cleared camp. While initially supportive of the movement, the city cracked down and issued an ultimatum that no one would be allowed to stay overnight.

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An Oakland police officer walks through the remains of the Occupy Oakland camp, which officials said was becoming a health and safety hazard.

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Food and cooking utensils are seen strewn about the Frank H. Ogawa plaza in the eviction’s aftermath.